John
Certified Tutor
I attended Carnegie Mellon University with a focus on Acting and Medieval Literature. I grew up in a family of teachers, and I spent my years in high school and in college working as a peer tutor. While at university, I also served as a part-time English teacher at two elementary schools in inner city Pittsburgh. Since college, I have lived and worked as a tutor in New York, Los Angeles, and Barcelona. While I tutor a wide range of subjects, I am most passionate about English, History, Math, and the SAT. I am fascinated by the SAT. I love teaching struggling test takers how to view the SAT as an approachable, accessible set of riddles and games instead of as an intellectual brick wall. I firmly believe that the majority of people can find great joy in academics once they discover the individual approach that works for them. I see it as my job to help them find that path. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, rock climbing, running, travel, and reading. I am also a section editor for the Los Angeles Review of Books and the literary manager for two theater companies based in New York and Los Angeles.
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Undergraduate Degree:Carnegie Mellon University- Bachelor of Fine Arts, Drama
- SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1580
- SAT Math: 790
- SAT Verbal: 800
- SAT Writing: 760
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- Algebra
- Algebra 2
- AP English Language and Composition
- College Algebra
- College English
- College Essays
- Comparative Literature
- Conversational Spanish
- Elementary Math
- Elementary School Math
- English
- English Grammar and Syntax
- Essay Editing
- Geometry
- High School English
- Japanese
- Languages
- Literature
- Math
- Middle School Math
- Other
- Phonics
- Pre-Algebra
- Public Speaking
- Reading
- SAT Prep
- SAT Math
- SAT Mathematics
- SAT Reading
- SAT Writing and Language
- Spanish
- Spanish 1
- Spanish 2
- Spanish 3
- Study Skills
- Study Skills and Organization
- Summer
- Test Prep
- Writing